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IJA 3305

Teacher Files, Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools

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These are file folders from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary schools. This item contains records concerning the employment and payment of teachers. Included are teachers’ resumes, photographs, tax information, and correspondence between the schools and the Iraqi Ministry of Education concerning teacher employment.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3305
Item Number
16669
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Financial, Shamash Secondary School, Revenue Stamp, Teachers, File Folder, Typed, Baghdadi Jewish Community, School Material, Ministry of Education, Ink Stamp, Letterhead, Frank Iny School, Tax, Photograph, Correspondence, Annotation, Handwritten, Teachers Union, Students

AI English Translation, Pages 101-125

Archival unit 101

Shamash Secondary School
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
Baghdad
BAGHDAD
Telephone 91693
Tel. No. 91693
Number: Sh / 89 / 54
Subject:
Date: 15 / 10 / 1954
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Subject / Lectures
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered / M M / 25557 and dated 12 / 10 / 954
regarding the lectures of Mr. Zakaria Mikhail in our school, we attach herewith
a written confirmation from the aforementioned person showing the number of his additional lectures in schools
governmental and private as per your request.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Owaidia
The Director
Abdullah Owaidia

Archival unit 102

⟦Copy⟧ of the original
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province.
Please be kindly informed that my original lessons at Ibn Hayyan Intermediate School
for Boys are twenty lessons per week. And the additional lectures that
I am currently conducting are three lectures in the course for graduates of the College of Law.
Therefore, I hope you will kindly agree to my giving four lectures
per week in translation and the English language at Shamash Private Preparatory School,
noting that I will request approval to give five other lectures
at the Private Scientific Institute School and nothing else.
Signature / Zakaria Mikhail
Teacher at Ibn Hayyan Intermediate School for Boys
18 / 10 / 954

Archival unit 103

Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Private and Foreign Education
Number / M M / 25557
Date / 12 / 10 / 1954
Subject / Regarding the delivery of lectures
Administration of Shamas Private Preparatory School
With reference to your letter No. M/54/253 dated 4 / 10 / 1954.
⟦It is not⟧ possible to obtain approval for the teacher Mr. Zakaria
Mikhail to deliver lectures at your school before providing us with his written confirmation which
shows the number of his additional lectures in official schools and his lectures in private
schools. As for his confirmation attached to your letter referred to above, it does not include that. Please take
the necessary action.
Abdul Ghani Al-Jarjafchi
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
A copy to:
General Directorate of Secondary Education / Private and Foreign Education Directorate
Private Education Observation
Administration of Ibn Hayyan Intermediate School for Boys / For information
Khalid / M / 12
The File
To be brought to the attention of Professor Zakaria Mikhail
⟦signature⟧
15 / 10 / 54

Archival unit 104

Shamash Secondary School
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
Baghdad
BAGHDAD
Telephone 91693
Tel. No. 91693
⟦line⟧
Number: Sh/57/54
Date: 4 / 10 / 1954
Subject:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province.
Greetings.
Please mediate with the Directorate General of Education for approval for
Mr. Zakaria Mikhail to deliver four lectures per week on the subject of
English Language and Translation to the students of our school outside his working hours.
We attach herewith the letter from Ibn Hayyan Intermediate School for Boys No. 51 dated
28 / 9 / 1954 permitting the aforementioned person to deliver these lectures, along with
another letter containing his personal consent to that effect.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Abdullah Huwaid ⟦line⟧
The Director

Archival unit 105

Ministry of Education
I request your approval for me to teach four lectures per week
at the Shamash Private Preparatory School in the subjects of Translation and English Language.
Signature / Zakaria Mikhail
Teacher at Ibn Hayyan School
25 / 9 / 1954

Archival unit 106

Directorate
Ibn Hayyan Intermediate School for Boys
Baghdad .
Number / 59
Date 28 / 9 / 1954
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province .
Subject / Delivering Lectures
Based on the fact that we have no objection to Mr. Zakaria Mikhail, the teacher
at our school, delivering four lectures per week after performing his official
duty. We request your approval and kindly inform us.
Signature / Rifaat Al-Bazargan
Principal of Ibn Hayyan Intermediate School for Boys
A copy to /
Directorate of Shamash Private High School - for information .

Archival unit 107

(True Copy)
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Number / 9550
Accounts
Date / 7 / 4 / 954
To / Administration of Shamash Preparatory School and Frank Iny
Reference to your two letters numbered 173 / 54 and 380 / 54 dated 2 / 4 / 54
We confirm the addition of the two amounts mentioned in your two referred letters to the income of their owners.
Signature /
Abdul Ghani Al-Jarjafchi
Acting Director of Education of Baghdad Province.
A copy to /
General Directorate of Income Tax - for your kind information.

Archival unit 108

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number: Sh/173/54
Date: 2 / 4 / 1954
Subject:
Administration of Al-Sharqiya School for Boys - Baghdad
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Zakaria Mikhail, the teacher at your school, an amount
of 21.250 Dinars for his lecture fees at our school for the month of March 954
so please add that to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Abdullah Obadia
Principal
A copy to /
General Directorate of Income Tax - for information
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province - for information
Mr. Zakaria Mikhail - for information

Archival unit 109

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
No. Sh/: 54/117
Date: 2/2/1954
Subject:
Administration of Al-Sharqiya Secondary School for Boys - Baghdad
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Zakaria Mikhail, the teacher at your school, an amount
of 66/- Dinars as lecture fees at our school for the months of December
953 - February 954 as detailed below. Please add this to his income for the
purpose of calculating income tax.
December 953 | 27.000 Dinars
January 954 | 19.500 "
February 954 | 19.500 "
 | 66.000
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Ovadia
Principal
Copy to /
General Directorate of Income Tax - for information
" Baghdad Education Directorate
" Mr. Zakaria Mikhail

Archival unit 110

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number: Sh / 137 / 53
Date: 23 / 12 / 953
Subject: ⟦line⟧
Administration of Al-Sharqiya Secondary School for Boys - Baghdad.
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Zakaria Mikhail, the teacher at your school, an amount
of (41/500) Dinars for lecture fees at our school during
the months of October and November 953, requesting that this be added to his income for the purpose
of calculating income tax.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦Abdullah Ovadia⟧
Abdullah Ovadia
Principal
Copy to /
General Directorate of Income Tax for information
"Education of Baghdad Province"
Mr. Zakaria Mikhail

Archival unit 111

(Certified True Copy)
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Personnel Department
Number / M M / 33943
Date / 22 / 12 / 1953
To /
Administration of Shamash Private Preparatory School
Your letter No. Sh/124 dated 23 / 11 / 1953.
The Directorate of General Secondary Education has approved in its letter No. 44795 dated
5 / 12 / 1953 for Mr. Zakaria Mikhail, teacher at Al-Sharqiya Secondary School
for Boys, to deliver four lectures on the subject of English Language at your school.
Abdul Rasul Najm
Signature / Director of Education of Baghdad Province
A copy to /
Directorate of General Secondary Education / Directorate of Private and Foreign Education
Head of Inspection
Personnel Observation / Private Education
Administration of Al-Sharqiya Secondary School for Boys / For information
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 112

(True Copy)
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province.
Personnel
Number / M M / 31463
Date / 5 / 12 / 953
Directorate of General Education - Private Secondary Education
The administration of Shamash Private Preparatory School has requested our approval for Mr. Zakaria Mikhail,
a teacher at Al-Sharqiya Secondary School for Boys, to deliver four lectures on the subject of Translation and English Language
at the aforementioned private preparatory school. We are enclosing herewith the original written endorsement of the aforementioned person along with the original
letter from the administration of Al-Sharqiya Secondary School No. 566 dated 22 / 11 / 953 regarding the same subject.
We kindly ask you to consider the request, noting that the lectures of the mentioned teacher at the Scientific Institute
Private Secondary School have become (8) instead of (10) lectures.
Signature / Abdul Rasul Najm
Director of Education of Baghdad Province.
Attachments /
1 - Written endorsement
2 - Letter from Al-Sharqiya Secondary School
A copy to /
Head of Inspection
Personnel Observation / Private Education
Administration of the Scientific Institute Private Evening Secondary School, with reference to its letter
No. 605 dated 29 / 10 / 953.
Administration of Shamash Private Preparatory School - with reference to its letter No.
Sh / 24 / 1 / 53 dated 23 / 11 / 1953.
⟦illegible⟧ Professor Zakaria Mikhail

Archival unit 113

Shamash Secondary School
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
Baghdad
BAGHDAD
Telephone 91693
Tel. No. 91693
Number: SH/53/120
Date: 23/11/1953
Subject:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province.
Greetings.
Please mediate with the Directorate General of Education for approval for
Mr. Zakaria Mikhail to deliver four lectures on the subject of translation and the
English language to our school students outside of his working hours. We attach herewith the letter
from the Directorate of the Eastern Secondary School for Boys No. M/566 dated
22/11/1953 allowing the aforementioned to deliver these lectures along with
another letter containing his personal consent to that.
Abdullah Shobair
Principal
Copy to the file of Mr. Zakaria Mikhail

Archival unit 114

(True Copy)
Directorate of the Eastern Secondary School
for Boys
Number / M / 566
Date / 22 / 11 / 1953
Subject / Zakaria Mikhail
⟦line⟧
To /
Administration of Shamash Private Intermediate School
We have no objection to the teacher Mr. Zakaria Mikhail giving four lectures to
your school's students, noting that the aforementioned person is assigned (24) lessons per week at our school.
Signature / Director of the Eastern Secondary School
Naji Abdul Amir

Archival unit 115

(True Copy)
11/15/1953
The Honorable Ministry of Education ⟦line⟧
I request your approval for me to teach four lectures per week
at the Shamash Private Preparatory School in the subjects of Translation and English Language.
Outside of official working hours.
⟦The Mortal⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Signature/ Zakaria Mikhail
Teacher at the Eastern Secondary School for Boys

Archival unit 116

True Copy
⟦line⟧
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Secondary Accounts
Number /: 16483
Date: 14 / 7 / 1957
To - Frank Iny School
Reference to your two letters numbered 181 / 182 and dated 5 / 7 / 1957
We have added the two amounts 29/500 and 20/400 to the incomes of Messrs. Najib Khader and Khazaal
Al-Hashimi, for their lecture fees at your school for the months of April, May
and June / 1957.
Abdul Sattar Al-Qarah Ghouli
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
Copy to
General Directorate of Income Tax
Secondary Education Accountant

Archival unit 117

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.:
No.: L / 188 / 57
Date:
Date: 5 / 7 / 1957
Directorate of the Eastern Secondary School for Boys
Baghdad
Greetings:
We have paid to Mr. Najib Khader an amount of 21/500 Dinars
for his lecture fees at this school for the months of April, May, and June 1957
as detailed below. Please add this to his income for income tax calculation purposes.
Please accept our highest respect..
Dinar Fils |
⟦3/500⟧ | from the month of April 1957
12/000 | " " May "
6/000 | " " June "
21/500 | Total
Abdullah Obeidia
Principal
Copy to / Directorate General of Income Tax for information
" " " Baghdad Province Building - Center
" " " Mr. Najib Khader.
⟦Storehouse⟧

Archival unit 118

(True Copy)
H
Ordinary
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Secondary Accounts
Number 9611 /
Date 14 / 4 / 1957
Frank Iny School
Reference to your letter numbered 93 and dated 9 / 4 / 1957 .
We have added the amount of 12/- Dinars to the income of Mr. Najib Khader for his lecture fees
at your school for the month of March / 1957 .
(Signature)
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
The Center
A copy to /
General Income Tax Directorate
Secondary Education Accountant

Archival unit 119

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No. / Number: 18/87/57
Date / Date: 4/9/1957
Directorate of Al-Sharqiya Secondary School for Boys - Baghdad
Greetings,
We have paid Mr. Najib Khaser 12/- Dinars as fees for
his lectures at this school for the month of March 1957. Please add this to
his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our highest respect.
The Director
A copy to / General Directorate of Income Tax for information
" " Baghdad District Education (Center)
" " Mr. Najib Khaser.
⟦Director⟧

Archival unit 120

True Copy
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Number / 7221
Secondary Accounts
Date 16 / 3 / 1957
Frank Iny School
With reference to your letters numbered 58, 56, and 55 dated 8 / 3 / 1957
We confirm to you the payment covers for the income of the gentlemen whose names are mentioned in the letters referred to
above, for their lecture fees in your school from October / 1956 until February
957
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
The Center
A copy to
General Directorate of Income Tax
Secondary Education Accountant
⟦Najib Haqqi⟧

Archival unit 121

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.:
No.: F / 55 / 57
Date:
Date: 8 / 3 / 1957
Directorate of Al-Sharqiya Secondary School for Boys
Baghdad
Greetings,
The total amount received by Mr. Najib Khasr as lecture fees
at this school amounted to 42.500 Dinars for the period from October
1956 until the end of February 1957. Please add this to his income
for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our respect,
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Abdullah Obeidia
Principal
Copy to /
General Directorate of Income Tax for information
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province (Center) "
Mr. Najib Khasr — "

Archival unit 122

True Copy
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Private and Foreign Education
Number / 3016
Date 31 / 1 / 1957
Administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School
Subject / Lectures
Reference to your letter numbered F/23/57 dated 21 / 1 / 1957
The General Directorate of Education approved in its letter numbered 4562 dated 29 / 1 / 57
for Mr. Najib Khader, the teacher at Al-Sharqiya Secondary School, to deliver the lectures indicated
in your above-mentioned letter to the students of your school.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
A copy to /
General Directorate of Education / Secondary Education / Private
Personnel of Private Education.

Archival unit 123

Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
(True Copy)
Number / 2435
Private and Foreign Education
Date 26 / 1 / 57
To -
Directorate of General Education / Secondary Education / Private
Subject - Lectures
Further to our letter No. 2102 dated 22 / 1 / 1957.
The administration of Frank Eini Private Intermediate School has requested our approval for Mr. Najib Khader,
a teacher at Al-Sharqiya Secondary School for Boys and a graduate of the Higher Teachers' Training College - Mathematics,
to deliver six lectures per week on the subjects of Health and Biology to the students of the third and second
intermediate classes of the aforementioned school. We are sending you herewith the original letter from his school
administration issued in this regard along with the teacher's written consent, and we request your kind approval,
noting that the latest lesson distribution schedule was sent to you with our letter referred to above.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
Attachments
1- Letter from Al-Sharqiya Secondary School
2- Written consent
A copy to /
Private Education Personnel
Administration of Frank Eini Private Intermediate School, with reference to its letter No. 23 / dated
31 / 1 / 1957.
Mr. Najib Khader is a specialist in Natural Sciences and not in Mathematics
as mentioned above, therefore the accounts must correct that when necessary.
8 / 2 / 957

Archival unit 124

Frank Iny School
Intermediate & Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate & Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
TELEPHONE No. 91693
No.: F / 17 / 57
Date: 1/22/1957
No.:
Date:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Subject / Lectures
Greetings.
Further to our letter No. F/17/57 dated 1/17/1957 regarding the distribution schedule
of the final weekly lessons at Shamash Preparatory School and Frank Iny Intermediate School.
Please kindly grant your approval.
1. Mr. Zakaria Mikhail, a teacher at the Primary Teachers' Training College, has undertaken giving two lectures
per week to the students of the fourth preparatory grade at our school on the subject of Translation,
noting that the aforementioned is a graduate of the Faculty of Arts at the Egyptian University for the year 1929
and the Higher Institute of Education for the year 1931.
2. Mr. Najib Khader, a teacher at the Eastern Secondary School for Boys, has undertaken giving six lectures
per week on the subjects of Health and Biology to the students of the third and second intermediate grades,
noting that the aforementioned is a graduate of the Higher Teachers' Training College, Department of Natural Sciences, for the year
1947.
Attached herewith is the original letter from the Directorate of the Primary Teachers' Training College No. Sh/1356 dated
1/20/1957 and the original letter from the Directorate of the Eastern Secondary School for Boys No. 32 dated
1/21/1957, along with the written consent of the two aforementioned individuals.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Obadia
Principal

Archival unit 125

True Copy
Directorate
Eastern Secondary School for Boys
Number /: 32
Date: 21 / 1 / 1957
Directorate of Frank Aini School
We have no objection to Mr. Najib Khader, a teacher at our school, giving six
lectures on the subject of health and biology. This is with the knowledge that the number of his lessons
in our school is (31) lessons, and he has not been provided with any other letter to another party.
Directorate of the Eastern Secondary School for Boys
The Director